First-degree murder and numerous other charges were filed Monday morning against a driver who allegedly killed a teenager in a suspected DUI crash. Ever Olivos-Gutierrez, 40, who has been living in the U.S. illegally, is accused of running a red light and slamm...

Once again, for those who have not really studied law, premeditation is not required for First-Degree Murder where "Under circumstances evidencing an attitude of universal malice manifesting extreme indifference to the value of human life generally, he knowingly engages in conduct which creates a grave risk of death to a person, or persons, other than himself, and thereby causes the death of another; "

If found guilty, this man deserves to have the maximum penalties that can be applied under the law. When a person wants to kill themselves with excessive use of intoxicating drugs like alcohol or any other illegal drugs, that is their business. But, at the least, they should have the common decency to do so at home or even under a bridge. Never, ever, while behind the wheel of a few thousand pound vehicle.

There are ways out of these addictions through treatment for them in places like Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous, and so on. Tragically, too few of these sad sacks takes advantage of these proven effective resources.

So, they deserve what they get. It is too bad that sometimes they kill innocent victims while under the influence of these legal and illegal drugs.

I have no sympathy for them, but great compassion for their surviving families and friends.

Opinions are by their nature, mutable, but facts are, by their nature, immutable.

Those who give any weight or substance to an electronic thumbs down, on any WWW forum, given without comment, waste their own time.

theairdog wrote:Once again, for those who have not really studied law, premeditation is not required for First-Degree Murder where "Under circumstances evidencing an attitude of universal malice manifesting extreme indifference to the value of human life generally, he knowingly engages in conduct which creates a grave risk of death to a person, or persons, other than himself, and thereby causes the death of another; "

Thanks for your erudite language. Translated, It means that this punk doesn't care if he kills you or me. I know, he looks older than a punk. I am surprised he made it this far. There must be a whole tribe of people that wanted to chase him down and do whatever. That is probably why he is here. Illegally. Running. Afraid. Hope the jail dudes do what they do. Then he'll be Running. Afraid. Oh, darn, no where to run in that place. Guess he just narrowed his options for escaping from himself. Bummer of an ending, but the family of the victim should know that this guy is a Pinata. Don't think about his pain. Think about him thinking about his own demise. Slowly. Simmering on a pit.

The defendant allegedly drove without a valid Colorado driver's license, and he was arrested at least twice on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol.

If our elected officials would have been doing their sworn duty, this guy would have been deported long ago. But they did not. And he wasn't. And the kid is now dead. And more are yet to die (G-d forbid) at the hands of illegal immigrants who are released by our elected officials who are not doing their sworn duty.

And our Denver Post will not even run a news story about this ongoing situation. They will do the heartwarming/heartbreaking stuff of emotion, like the story of this drunk driver, but they will not cover the bigger picture.

Enforcement ‘Crisis’? Documents show 68,000 ‘criminal aliens’ released last year

Immigration and Customs Enforcement released 68,000 foreign nationals who had criminal convictions and charges last year instead of pursuing deportation, according to newly uncovered documents -- a statistic one senator said represents an enforcement "crisis."

The internal documents were obtained and published by the Center for Immigration Studies, a Washington, D.C.-based group that advocates stricter immigration enforcement. According to the documents and the group's analysis, ICE agents reported encountering 193,000 "criminal aliens" in 2013, but only targeted 125,000 for deportation.

gmc80111 wrote:Why would the DP moderator soft delete the comment from Sid? He used the official government term for those that enter the country illegally.

Who knows, I think it all depends on if the moderator woke up on the right side of the bed or not.

On a related note, is there anyone out there who does not choose to view a comment once it's been soft deleted? I think the DP in their effort to hide opinions that don't jive with their agenda instead draw even more attention to it when they hide the comment. Makes me laugh.

What about all of the politicians who let this habitual drunk thug stay illegally here in the U.S. Aren't the people who let this guy stay here culpable as well? How many laws does an illegal have to break or how many DUIs does an illegal have to commit before they are deported? Or did the progressives like Obama and Hickenlooper leave our borders open for all illegal immigrants wether they are thugs or not???

gmc80111 wrote:Why would the DP moderator soft delete the comment from Sid? He used the official government term for those that enter the country illegally.

The coddling of those who entered this country illegally like the Post's editing and censorship is what got that young man killed. This criminal should have been deported long before this but for some reason our government doesn't want to take advantage of the opportunity to throw people here illegally out of the country when they are already detained. In this case (like a whole lot of others who should also be deported) the criminal is of a highly undesirable character there is no benefit to them even breathing air, let alone be allowed to stay in the country. I'd love to see the victim's family start suing government agencies who didn't do their duty.